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Michael Wilkinson

Michael is a 4th year PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering in the LIMBS lab. His work involves applying control theory and system identification techniques to modeling sensorimotor control in animal systems. Outside the lab, Michael is involved in student organizations that focus on improving the graduate student experience. He is the Co-Chair of the Graduate Representative Organization (GRO), which is the largest (2000 students) graduate student organization at the JHU Homewood Campus, the Treasurer for the LCSR Graduation Student Association, (LCSRGSA), the Union Chair for the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Association (MEGA), and a senior member of Teachers and Researchers United (TRU) which is striving to create a union for graduate workers as Hopkins.